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An in-mold label dispenser (20) for use with a multiple cavity mold (28) of a plastic blow molding machine (22) includes dispensing heads (54) adjustably supported on a movable shuttle (52) to permit adjustment of the location of label positioning within the molds. An adjustable support assembly (58

An in-mold label dispenser (20) for use with a multiple cavity mold (28) of a plastic blow molding machine (22) includes dispensing heads (54) adjustably supported on a movable shuttle (52) to permit adjustment of the location of label positioning within the molds. An adjustable support assembly (58) supports the dispensing heads (54) with respect to each other, and a drive mechanism (70) drives the shuttle and label carriers (56) of the dispensing heads to provide the in-mold labeling operation. The drive mechanism (70) includes first and second drives (80,84) that respectively drive the shuttle (52) and the label carriers (56).

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An in-mold label dispenser for use with a plastic blow molding machine, said machine having a multiple cavity mold including mold sections movable between open and closed positions, with each mold section including at least two cavity sections such that the closed mold sections cooperatively define

An in-mold label dispenser for use with a plastic blow molding machine, said machine having a multiple cavity mold including mold sections movable between open and closed positions, with each mold section including at least two cavity sections such that the closed mold sections cooperatively define at least two enclosed cavities for blow molding multiple pieces, and the closed mold sections having a plane of interface with each other, the in-mold label dispenser comprising: a base; a shuttle including a pair of dispensing heads each of which includes at least one label carrier movable thereon between retracted and extended positions; the shuttle being movable with respect to the base between a withdrawn position with respect to the mold and an inserted position between the open mold sections; the shuttle including an adjustable support assembly means for adjustably mounting the pair of dispensing heads with respect to each other along first and second directions that are transverse to each other and parallel to the plane of interface of the closed mold sections; a label supply for providing labels to the label carriers of the dispensing heads with the shuttle in the withdrawn position; and a drive mechanism for driving the shuttle and the label carriers of the dispensing heads in coordination with the opening and closing of the mold sections to provide labels to the cavity sections of the mold prior to the blow molding.